Good evening. Rishi Sunak met the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at Chequers today. We have the latest, as the leaders announced they wanted to create a “jet coalition” - of which Britain is to be a “key part”.
Sunak promises Zelensky hundreds of drones and missiles
Britain will deliver “hundreds” of long-range attack drones and air-defence missiles to Ukraine, Downing Street has announced.
Joe Barnes reports that Rishi Sunak hosted talks with Volodymyr Zelensky at Chequers to discuss further military aid to sustain Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive. You can get up to speed with all the details of the meeting on our Politics live blog.
Meanwhile, according to a purportedly leaked top-secret document, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group offered to reveal the location of Russian troops to Ukraine in exchange for a withdrawal of Kyiv's forces from the besieged city of Bakhmut.
And Hamish de Bretton-Gordon writes that Vladimir Putin is on the ropes, and Britain can prepare Ukraine for the final blow.
Extinction Rebellion interrupt Braverman speech
Suella Braverman's speech at the National Conservatism conference was interrupted by two members of the activist group Extinction Rebellion.
A protester posing as a conference delegate stood up and started shouting over the Home Secretary seconds into her remarks on Monday - you can watch a video of the incident here.
During her speech, Ms Braverman attacked "prognosticators of doom" who issued dire economic warnings about Brexit.
Sussexes' biographer 'discovered immoral phone hacking' during Mirror work experience
Omid Scobie has told the High Court he learned of "immoral" phone hacking at Mirror Group Newspapers while he was on work experience.
Mr Scobie entered the witness box on Monday to give evidence in a trial concerning the alleged phone hacking of high-profile figures, including Prince Harry, by Mirror Group Newspapers.
Follow the latest developments on our live blog.
Evening Briefing: Today's essential headlines
Supermarkets | The competition watchdog is to investigate whether "any failure in competition" is leaving consumers paying higher supermarket prices than they should be, it has announced.
- Sweden | British sailor found dead after night out in Stockholm
- Germany | Greens punished in polls over plans to ban gas heating
- Tom Hanks | AI so advanced I could star in new films after I'm dead, says actor
- Pakistan | Radical Islamists storm supreme court after Imran Khan is released
- John Lewis | Retailer hires Thatcher’s favourite ad agency after Christmas flop
Comment and analysis
- Ross Clark | Striking is now the preserve of the well-paid
- Andrew Orlowski | A new space race is here – and Britain is poised to win it
- Tobias Ellwood | Emiratis play mature politics, building bridges with everyone
- Tom Harris | Labour’s demographic gerrymandering would be a democratic disgrace
- Stephen Davies | The Tories are on course for a shattering defeat
World news: Erdogan says 'Turkey has chosen us' as he faces election run-off
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared his country “prefers” him as he maintains a slight lead over his opponent ahead of an almost certain run-off election. Nataliya Vasilyeva has a report on how the elections could be a make-or-break moment for the strongman leader.
Interview of the day
Moby: ‘It’s not nice being maligned, ridiculed or hated’
With a new album out, the musician talks about his rise, fall and renaissance – and whether he'd be able to make hit record, Play, now
Read the interview
Business news: Brussels approves $69bn Microsoft deal that was blocked by British watchdog
The EU has approved Microsoft’s $69bn (£55bn) takeover of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard, brushing aside competition fears that led British regulators to block the deal. Gareth Corfield has more details on the decision.
Editor's choice
Property | ‘My mortgage is increasing by £700 a month – and I don't know what to do’
Health | Use it or lose it – the hobby that can keep our brains young
Fitness | I lost three stone without dieting or setting foot inside a gym
Sport news: Emma Raducanu’s US Open-winning coach reveals truth behind their split
Andrew Richardson – the British coach who steered Emma Raducanu to the US Open title – has revealed that he was let go via a brief phone call from Raducanu’s agent a couple of weeks later. Our Tennis Correspondent Simon Briggs has more details on how the coach was forced out.
Three things for you
- TV | Steeltown Murders, BBC One, 9pm
- Travel | The old-fashioned Welsh seaside town that’s getting a new lease of life
- Review | Vernon Kay's first show was a winking nod at a more youthful future for Radio 2
And finally... for this evening's downtime
Why there’s never been a better summer to stay in Britain | With experts predicting wall-to-wall sunshine, make this the year you swap sweltering continental Europe for balmy Britain
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